The sister-in-law's waters have just broken

This is a medical term that is related in some way to having a baby apparently. This means we're likely to have a new niece this afternoon, we'll call in to see her on our way to Canterbury for lunch tomorrow, I think she's in Ashford. This new niece is on Clare's side, but also today, it's my nephew Jack's birthday, happy birthday mate.

Speaking of place name links like Canterbury, Folkestone, Ashford, etc, I just added a tonne more pubs and things for London and for Fareham, and for Portsmouth. If you've been to any of those places and fancy clicking on the stars to rate them, please feel free, help me build the site up a bit...

Today we're having a Life On Mars / 1970s themed day at work, fancy dress and stuff, and there's a '70s quiz where I could win a telly. Here are the questions:

1: What were Starsky and Hutch's First Names?
2: What issue forced President Nixon to resign?
3: Which video/arcade game became a hit in 1973?
4: Actor Roy Scheider appeared in the 1975 blockbuster "Jaws". What hit 1970's cop film did he also star in with Gene Hackman?
5: Which of the following characters was NOT in the Village People? Construction Worker; Biker/Leatherman; Policeman; Fireman
6: Eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team were murdered by terrorists in which city?
7: Which colour does NOT appear on a standard Rubik's Cube? Orange; White; Purple; Green
8: What was the top selling single in Britain in 1975?
9: Which year did Margaret Thatcher become Prime Minister?
10: Name 2 IHG hotels at Heathrow which can take Park & Fly and Legoland bookings.
11: Name 3 hotels who are featured in the Show & Stay programme who are attending today.
12: When was the break-up of The Beatles officially announced? (Date & Year)
13: Who won the English Cup League at Wembley in 1973?
14: Which actor played Dr Who in the late 1970's?
15: What year did Disney World open in Buena Park, Florida?
16: What is the car registration of the car featured in Life On Mars
17: Which significant celebrity died on August 16th 1977?
18: What year was the first supercomputer produced and by whom?
19: Name 2 airport hotels (APART from Heathrow) attending today.
20: Name any other IHG hotel in London featured in the Holiday Extras programme. (Be as accurate as possible!)
21: Brian Blessed appeared as Frank Kemble in the first ever episode of which 1970's TV cop show?
22: What were the initials of the crime fighting organisation The Professionals were members of and what do they stand for?
23: What is always appearing on Sam Tyler's TV screen in the BBC's Life on Mars?
24: What is DCI Gene Hunt looking forward to for dinner when he first meets Sam Tyler in Life on Mars?
25: What year did the final episode of Dixon of Dock green air?

2007 :: Comment / reply

DJ BC presents The Beastles

dj BC presents The Beastles, more mashups... I'm guessing these won't stay up long, I heard the A Night At The Hip-Hopera is gone already, though there seems to be a bit more rebellion regarding hosting copyrighted material... DJ BC says "These mash-ups were made for fun, and as a demonstration of my remixing abilities. The copyright to these source recordings is retained by the original copyright holder. By downloading these tracks you agree to delete them within 48 hours" as if that makes it OK. Even Dave Winer played a Beatles song on his podcast saying people should buy the track from iTunes if they like it. I could be wrong (not used iTunes store) but I don't think there are any Beatles tracks available, and probably permission should remain with the copyright holder, not just anyone who has the means to redistribute it. Maybe now suprnova.org and the like have been shut down we'll see more of this rebellionism. Or maybe The Man will just go after the most vocal types. Lock up all the podcasters, that's the way! I'm cancelling my suscription to all shows except Engadget and Coverville, the rest (even the big names) spend too long going on about what a great new microphone they've got. Mihgt give this one from www.vegan.com a trial though...

Anyway, Beastles tracklisting is:

1. Whatcha Want, Lady?
2. Tripper Trouble
3. Mother Nature's Rump
4. I Feel Fine Right Now
5. Sure-Bla-Di Shot-Bla-Da
6. Mad World Forever
7. Word To The Mic
8. Root Down Reprise
9. Hold It Together Now

Via www.boingboing.net.

Uninstalling Firefox download status bar plugin, doesn't seem to stop the pop up download window, and the statusbar is getting big now... maybe will install a new version later... after I get this great new microphone working properly *crackle*...

Update: There's one Beatles song in the iTunes store. Maybe this is how they keep their prices so high...

2004 :: Comment / reply